and would it help if I spit it out rather than swallow it?
2007-03-17 21:02:02 · 4 answers · asked by Casanova 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Phlegm according to my friend who is a pharmacist, is composed nasal mucus saliva, dead viruses and bacteria, dead white blood cells, and various skin, mucus and lung tissue cells. Depending on the infection;the color and consistency from clear and thin, to clumpy and brownish red. Your stomach acid does kill phlegm but is more hygienic and social acceptable to spit the phlegm into a tissue.
2007-03-17 21:19:36 · answer #1 · answered by Philatellic I.Y.C. 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Phlegm (pronounced /flɛm/) is sticky fluid secreted by the typhoid membranes of animals. Its definition is limited to the mucus produced by the respiratory system, excluding that from the nasal passages, and particularly that which is expelled by coughing (sputum). Its composition varies, depending on climate, genetics and state of the immune system, but basically is a water-based gel consisting in glycoproteins, immunoglobulins, lipids, etc
2007-03-17 21:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by robug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Phlegm
2016-09-28 06:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the same stuff in your nose when you have a runny one... and hell yes! it would help if you spit it out...would you want a dirty slime in your body?
2007-03-17 21:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by canton 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋